The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-25

lions as TO the conduct of the CAM
paign. The contents Of which Is we'll
known TO most Of you. Then the
meeting of the convention ut Dallas,
the formation OF an executive COM
miltec about equally divided between
the two old political parties and the
making and PRONUNCIATION OF their
platform composed of political incon-
sistenccs and nolcnitic, aud wornont
platitudes. Then aud there was
named and baptised n new political
party in Texas. the '"rruo Blue"
the nullus tllius among parties. They
chose name for it better than they
knew, because not in tho FAR future 1t
will be truly the bluest party that
ever arose and fell. This so.cal'cd
platform aud their leading speakers
virtually admit that this amendment
should DO adopted unless some OF
the objections which they make to it
are well taken. I their objections are
in the nature of special pleas in con-
icssion and avoidance. They assume
the burden Of proving these special
pleas aud objections, and unless they
establish their truthiulness 10 the sat
isiaction of the people the verdict
should go against them. Most all of
the pcrorations to the speeches of the
True Blue orators are grandiloquent
and glowing eulogies upon our tree
institutions and the great and marvel
Gus progress which we MS people
have made materially, Intellectually
and morally, and would presumably
leave the conclusion 10 be drawn that
this. our grea. advancement, has not in
the least degree been retarded, but
rather furthered and assisted by the
indiscrminate use OF intoxicants; aud
some of them 20 so far rs even to
claim ii as an element of civilization
and draw invidious comparisons be-
tween nations, the one which they
claim rcfrains from The use and others
which to some extent are addicted
to the use of ardent spirits
When the American colonies were
complaining TO the English govern
ment of the fact that they were not
accorded those rights and liberties
which they were entitled TO under
their charters and the laws of Eng
land, but that they were tyrannizcd
over by the minions Of roya, power,
and il was proposed by one that the
condition of the colonies i'll this
respect should be bettered, TO which
proposition one of the Tory leaders
objected, and as ground for his OBJ
lection referred to the great progress
and improvement which the colonies
had made under this tyranny; TO
which the great English commoner
replied: 1T is true that they have adj
vanced and prospercd, not on ac-
count of, but in spite of your tyranr
n.y." SO say we. Your picture of ou-
advancement and prosperity is not
overdrawn. 1t ia not Oh account Of,
but in spite of the traffic in your hell
broth.
One of the objections urged why
this amendment should not be adopt
ed is that prohibition had its origin
away up north in the hot bed Of IA
naticism, and because it has been sue
cessfully adopted, tried and tested in
Kansas, and because Kansas is said to
have done other things which are dis
tasteful to us, although the adoption
of this amendment would be great
and beneficial government re-
for and would remove untold woes,
and confer upon us countless blessings;
yet, because of the above we should
vote against it. The above reasons
were they true should not deter and
prevent us from adopting this amend
ment. Wise and considerable men in
their actions are not influenced by
passion and prejudice.
The system of free public schools
started in this country in the State OF
Massachusetts,; for the same reason we
should abolish our public schools.
But such is not the truth as TO the
origin of the principal of prohibitions;
its pure fountain dubbed first from
beneath. the soil OF Old Virginia. and
its laughing and refreshing waters
was first kissed by the warm and
genial sunlight Of our own chivalric
South land. The first enactment up
on this subject in this country of
which we are advised was passed by
the good people of Virginia in 1876,
Just one hundred years before the
Declaration of Independence was pre-
pared by one of the most ,illustrious
of the sons of that grand historic old
State. In 1777, the continental con
gress composed, as we are informed,
of the signers of the Declaration of
Independence, passed, by a unani-
mous vote, a resolution, recommending
to the. several States the passage Of
prohibitory laws. In 1S4S this ques-
ton was submitted to Massachusetts,,
The most undemocratc of all the
States, and it was rejected. In 1851
IL WAS admitted TO Maine. then a